Baxter Enterprises

Current Projects

• Chair of the IEEE P1394 Working Group.
• Editor of the 1394 Copper Automotive Specification.
• Chair of the 1394 Trade Association Residential Backbone Working Group and Baseband Over Coax Task Group
• Circuit design projects including laser power supplies, LAN interfaces, and equipment controllers.
• Advising architects and homeowners on residential cabling installations.

Clients
Our clients range from start-ups to industry leaders and include companies in the following industries:

• Structured Cabling Systems
• Semiconductors
• LAN Interfaces 
• Architects
• Customer Premises Telecommunications Equipment
• Optical Networking  
• Consulting firms
• Automotive suppliers
• Defense/aerospace contractors
• Audio Equipment
• Video Conferencing
• Educational/Publishing Firms

In The News ...

• New developments in IEEE 1394 (LIGHTWAVE, Nov. 2007)
• 1394 TA Creates Baseband Over Coax Task Group (1394 Trade Association Press Release, Feb. 14, 2007)
• Baxter Chairs IEEE FireWire Group (Asbury Park Press, Oct. 14, 2006)
• For starters, some meaty information (book review in Cabling Installation and Maintenance magazine, April 2006)

Recently Completed Projects

Baxter Enterprises has assisted clients in a number of areas, including:

Product Requirements and Specifications:

• Defined changes to product requirements, functional specs, etc. to improve product functionality, increase reliability, and reduce product cost.
• Identified enhancements to product architectural specs and related documents to improve product flexibility and cost-effectiveness.
• Defined and evaluated alternatives for adding duplication/redundancy to improve reliability.
• Investigated standards implications and compliance issues.
• Defined changes to product requirements, functional specs, etc. to improve product functionality, increase reliability, and reduce product cost.

Product Development

• Designed solutions for physical layer interface problems.
• Designed and constructed prototypes of new interfaces.
• Troubleshooting and debugging of existing circuit boards.
• Advised on product realization issues, such as partitioning, modularity, serviceability, etc.
• Analysis of technological design tradeoffs.
• Application engineering for specific industry segments.
• Participated in system- and component-level design reviews.
  

Product Line Evolution

• Evaluated architectural alternatives for future product releases.
• Consulted on strategy for future product direction.
• Developed technical and marketing requirements for redirecting an existing product to a new application.
  

Industry Standards

• Represented clients in TIA and IEEE standards committees.
• Made proposals and presentations to standards bodies.
• Reviewed and commented on draft standards.
• Served as secretary of the IEEE P1394c committee.

Network Design

• Residential cabling design
• Residential audio, video, and date network design
• Distributor of NetStreams and USTec networking equipment 

• Participated in the development of marketing materials and customer documentation.
• Competitive analysis (on a technology, product, and feature basis.)
• Wrote articles for trade publications and gave presentations at industry conferences to support clients’ products.
  

Financial

• Technical evaluations and due diligence for acquisition candidates.
• Provided expert opinons on patent and intellectual property issues.
• Provided expert opinions to Venture Capitalists to assist startups in fund raising.
• Provided expert opinions to investment analysts.

Contact Information

Les Baxter, P.E.
154 Pinckney Rd.
Little Silver, NJ 07739

Phone: 732-212-1400
Email: les@baxter-enterprises.com